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One in five women who is forcibly displaced will experience sexual violence, said Charlotte Slente, Danish Refugee Council Secretary-General at a

By 2050, 60 % of Africans are expected to live in urban areas. This calls for creative solutions to provide them with food. The 77 Percent met Adama Kante, a young Malian farmer, who is not only growing his crops close to the city, but also processing them and using his own fleet of mobile kiosks to bring the food to the customers.

Due to climate change and pollution, entire neighborhoods and cities on the continent are destined to vanish. A new vision of African urbanism is needed to replace the illusion of the "city without limits."

To prevent mass extinctions and bolster resilience to climate change, scientists warn that we must protect at least 30 percent of our oceans,

The author, an Africa-based employee of a Chinese phone brand, reflects on how the industry’s working culture has changed over the past five years.

COVID-19 continues to pose a high risk to pregnant people who contract the virus. Despite this concern, hesitancy surrounding the safety of the

>> it wasnt perfect, but a new life was emerging? >> a sense of ownership and identity. >> you have this young generation of afghans who are so different, so much better than i thought they could ever be. theyre engaged. theyre smart. i mean, i think this urbanization of the country has helped. people are connected by mobile phones and media. the way they dress, theyre aspirational, theyre ambitious, theyre multilingual, theyre sophisticated. they have an idea in terms of what they want. >> afgh...

Cambodia’s Prey Lang rainforest is climate-critical and supports the livelihood of its Indigenous Kuy population. Recently, U.S.-led efforts to

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Indonesia generates nearly 7 million tons of plastic waste each year but only 10 percent of that is recycled. The proportion is even lower in rural